The FAA (North Flow Arrivals)

The flightradar24 screenshots show the path of aircraft flying over Accokeek. The diagrams are snapshots of some of the routes that aircraft take to Regan National Airport.  From the diagram, you can see a line of aircraft one after the other flying at a low altitude through Accokeek Md. This flight path is repeated numerous times during the day. 

NextGen airport noise and jet engine pollution; affects thousands of people in Accokeek Maryland and thousands of people in adjacent communities. I believe in a democracy; the government should not be able to take property (reduced the equity in your home) without fair compensation or due process. 

The FAA (North Flow Arrivals) arbitrarily created aircraft flight paths over homes for aircraft landing at Reagan National Airport. A decision made with no notice, no noise, or health studies. A bunch of bureaucrats made this decision who probably have worked for the airlines in the past and will probably work for the airlines in the future. The FAA only took into consideration how their decisions will impact the airline's profits and airlines passengers' comfort. The FAA did not consider the people on the ground in Accokeek. Accokeek citizens health will deteriorate, and their property values significantly reduced.  

Research indicates low flying jet engine aircraft emissions affect the health of those nearby. 

Each aircraft dumps a tremendous amount of jet engine exhaust that contains dangerous chemicals that are harmful to human life. There is severe harm from the pollution that aircraft engines generate. 

The following information was published in: “Environmental Health Perspectives (ISSN-L 0091-6765) is a monthly peer-reviewed journal of research and news published with support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.” 

“Noise affects everybody in everyday life—at home, at leisure, during sleep, when traveling, and at work. However, human organisms are not prepared to shut off the noise. Hearing is a permanent process using cortical and subcortical structures to filter and interpret acoustical information; the analysis of acoustical signals is essential for human survival and communication. Noise is detrimental to health in several respects, for example, hearing impairment, sleep disturbance, cardiovascular effects, psychophysiological effects, psychiatric symptoms, and fetal development (Stansfeld et al. 2000). Furthermore, the noise has widespread psychosocial effects including noise annoyance, reduced performance, and increased aggressive behavior [American Academy of Pediatrics 1997; World Health Organization (WHO) 2001].” 

http://www.nextgennoise.org/index.php/environmental-health-perspectives-noise-editorial 

 An article in the Los Angeles Times states: “Planes' exhaust could be harming communities up to 10 miles from LAX”...Planes' exhaust could be harming communities up to 10 miles from LAX - By DAN WEIKEL and TONY BARBOZA 

“High levels of potentially harmful exhaust particles from jets using Los Angeles International Airport have been detected in a broad swath of densely populated communities up to 10 miles east of the runways, a new air quality study reported Thursday….The research, believed to be the most comprehensive of its type, found that takeoffs and landings at LAX are a major source of ultrafine particles. They are being emitted over a larger area than previously thought, the study states, and in amounts about equal in magnitude to those from a large portion of the county's freeways.”    -   https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0529-lax-pollution-20140529-story.html 

Please read this article from the Boston Globe: Lung illnesses more likely near Logan Airport, Study doesn’t find higher rates of heart disease, hearing loss

https://www3.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2014/05/28/childhood-asthma-and-chronic-lung-disease-elevated-near-logan-airport-state-study-finds/mEnCTG9Ywx3CauOWG9NoqN/story.html?arc404=true

By David Abel and Zachary T. Sampson GLOBE STAFF | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT  MAY 29, 2014

“Children who live in neighborhoods bordering Logan International Airport are as much as four times more likely to wheeze, experience shortness of breath, and exhibit other signs of undiagnosed asthma compared with children who live farther away, according to a long-awaited state report released Wednesday night. The study, commissioned by the Legislature 14 years ago and only now finished, also found that adults who have lived near the airport for three or more years — in parts of East Boston, South Boston, Chelsea, and Winthrop — are nearly twice as likely to experience chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than those living in communities with less exposure to air pollution from planes taking off and landing.”

Please read this Article: The Trade-Off between Optimizing Flight Patterns and Human Health: A Case Study of Aircraft Noise in Queens, NY, USA

Zafar Zafari ^1,2,*,Boshen Jiao ¹,Brian Will ³,Shukai Li ¹ andPeter Alexander Muennig ¹

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15(8), 1753; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081753

¹ Global Research Analytics for Population Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA

² Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA

³ Queens Quiet Skies, P.O. Box 604888, Bayside, New York, NY 11360-4888, USA

^*

Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Received: 24 May 2018 / Accepted: 27 July 2018 / Published: 15 August 2018

Abstract:  Objectives: “Airports in the U.S. have gradually been transitioning to automated flight systems. These systems generate new flight paths over populated areas. While they can improve flight efficiency, the increased noise associated with these novel flight patterns potentially poses serious health threats to the overflown communities.”

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/8/1753/htm

Please read this article from the Washington Post for background information:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/complaints-about-noise-from-washington-area-airports-skyrocket/2018/11/23/d578951c-ece7-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html?utm_term=.ea00ae824682